In 2003, Oliver Fields (Ewan McGregor) is a thirty-eight year-old art designer that draws sketches in an advertisement agency. He is a cold guy that was raised with respectful but loveless parents and lost his mother Georgia (Mary Page Keller) five years ago. He has just lost his father Hal Fields (Christopher Plummer) after a long treatment against cancer. Hal had come out of the closet and confessed to his son that he was gay after the death of his mother and soon he finds a boyfriend, Andy (Goran Visnjic).
When Oliver meets the French Anna (Mélanie Laurent) and they have a relationship. However, Oliver is a quitter and he lets Anna go despite his crush on her.
"Beginners" is a disappointing romantic comedy, with a pointless love story since the major concern seems to be to raise a rainbow flag. The charming and gorgeous Mélanie Laurent makes this film worthy with another great performance. However, her character is poorly developed and it is never clear whether she is a French actress or whatever. The dog Arthur is another attraction of this flick.
Ewan McGregor seems to be completely lost in the role of Oliver and this is certainly his worst performance ever. Hollywood seems to like actresses that perform whore and actors that perform gay characters; there is no other explanation for the hype and undeserved Oscar to Christopher Plummer. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Toda Forma de Amor" ("All the Shape of Love")
When Oliver meets the French Anna (Mélanie Laurent) and they have a relationship. However, Oliver is a quitter and he lets Anna go despite his crush on her.
"Beginners" is a disappointing romantic comedy, with a pointless love story since the major concern seems to be to raise a rainbow flag. The charming and gorgeous Mélanie Laurent makes this film worthy with another great performance. However, her character is poorly developed and it is never clear whether she is a French actress or whatever. The dog Arthur is another attraction of this flick.
Ewan McGregor seems to be completely lost in the role of Oliver and this is certainly his worst performance ever. Hollywood seems to like actresses that perform whore and actors that perform gay characters; there is no other explanation for the hype and undeserved Oscar to Christopher Plummer. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Toda Forma de Amor" ("All the Shape of Love")